by Cherise Papa | May 24, 2023 | Flash Fiction, Horror, Paranormal
Introducing my short story for last week’s prompt! Six decomposing bodies danced on the cement slabs Amelia stored them on. Their arms swayed disjointedly to the symphonic soundtrack playing from her computer speakers, and their hips tried to sway back and forth...
by Cherise Papa | May 11, 2023 | Fantasy, Flash Fiction, Paranormal, Romance
Flash fiction from the prompt on April 26, 2023! Sena trailed her fingers along the dirt walls as she wandered through the dark passageway. Clumped dirt crumbled beneath her touch, falling onto her boots. There were no plant vines sticking from the dirt, no rocks to...
by Cherise Papa | Apr 28, 2023 | Fantasy, Flash Fiction, Paranormal
Revealing my microfiction for the prompt on Wednesday, April 19th! I pulled my jacket tighter as I stared at their gravestones. Chiseled marble, with colored pictures of their elderly smiles. A third, smaller one was tucked in at the side. My daughter picked at plant...
by Cherise Papa | Apr 13, 2023 | Fantasy, Flash Fiction
I took some anatomical liberties for this one, and I absolutely love it. Jessy pinched her nose but still couldn’t escape the spoiled meat smell wafting from the pack on her back. She stood at the threshold of her front door, a gray-green night threatening storms,...
by Cherise Papa | Feb 27, 2023 | Fantasy, Flash Fiction, Romance
A few days late, but here is my take on the prompt for Wednesday Words, February 22, 2023. In a single pass through the waterfall of truth, everything fell away. The lies, the guilt and hesitations, the scales the siren hid behind. She tried to cover her face with her...
